Conventional Choices?: Maritime Leadership Politics, 1971–2003

Ian Stewart · David Stewart

Nov 2011 · UBC Press

About this ebook

Selecting a leader is a momentous and defining choice for a political party. Leaders symbolize their party and are a primary factor in election outcomes. While much is known about the selection of national party leaders, less is known about the provincial selection process, particularly in the Maritimes. Breaking new ground, Conventional Choices examines twenty-five different leadership elections in three maritime provinces. The analysis draws on an extraordinarily rich data set spanning thirty-two years to explore the backgrounds, attitudes, and motivations of those who select party leaders. It is an impressive study that offers fresh insights into leadership selection and Maritime party politics.

About the author

Ian Stewart is a professor of political science at Acadia University and author of Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture. David K. Stewart is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary and author of Quasi-Democracy? Parties and Leadership Selection in Alberta.